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The web site--WeChooseTheMoon.org--goes live at 8:02 a.m. on July 16, 90 minutes before the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch from Cape Canaveral, Fla. It will track the capsule's route from the Earth to the Moon, ending with the moon landing and Armstrong's walk--in real time, but 40 years later. Internet visitors can see animated recreations of key events from the four-day mission, including when Apollo 11 first orbits the moon and when the lunar module separates from the command module, as well as browse video clips and photos and hear the radio transmission between the astronauts and NASA flight controllers.

DIORAMA is for science nerds, backyard explorers, animal enthusiasts and urban naturalists. It's a series of digital shorts from the wondrous halls of The American Museum of Natural History, taking inspiration from the Museum's classic dioramas and behind-the-scenes archive.